MUSTARD SEEDS

I’ve had two recent bits of correspondence, from which I quote extensively:

Dear Rev. Fr. Pat and the Community of St. Joseph’s Parish,

Greetings to you from Our Lady of Velankanny Church, Randham Korattur, India!

We, as parish community of Our Lady of Velankanny Church, would like to thank you sincerely for your contribution in the construction of our St. Gemma school in our Passionist parish. Your donation of € 16,137 is the amount with which we are being able to complete our new school in our parish. It is a great help for us.

The present Tamilnadu Government under which our parish is found had required that all the private schools follow some common rules in order to get approved by the Government. In the past years, we were not meeting their requirements in terms of school building facilities as we were teaching in a limited space of our parish facilities. Now the present school building would provide 10 classrooms, staff room, principle room, two labs, a library, a computer room and a parlour as well as with a good playground.

Thank you so much for your generosity in helping many years of a dream come true. You have made a great a difference in our parish. God bless you and your parish community for your generosity and being part in our Passionist Mission in India.

We assure you our prayers and we appreciate your continual prayers for our mission.

Yours in Christ,

Fr. A. Justin Nelson, C.P.

Dear Fr. Patrick Fitzgerald and Parish Community of St. Joseph’s in Paris,

I would like to thank you whole-heartedly for your generous donation of € 24,050 that you have sent us. The monies sent have been destined to assist the poorest people in different parts of Argentina where the Passionists have a missionary presence.

In round figures the following is the breakdown of the destiny of your donations:

To complete the multi-purpose building of El Chorro in our Mission of the Province of Formosa - € 9,000

Completion and furnishing multi-purpose community building in Ingeniero Juarez in our Mission of the Province of Formosa - € 2,500

Catechisms for the different sub stations of the Mission in Formosa - € 1,000

Bibles for the Catechists in the Mission of Formosa - € 1,550

Dining room for poor children in our Mission of Metan, Salta at a Community centre run by Lay Passionists - € 5,000

Project for healing for those who lost loved ones in the Dirty War - € 5,000

Total - € 24,050

Once again in the name of all those who are benefiting from your generous donations, thank you.

P. Juan María Rosasco

Need I say more except “well done” to all who supported the Lenten Campaign??